About Clark Farm
We are a certified USDA organic and REAL Organic Project farm growing delicious food in Carlisle, MA.
We offer a four-season, 40-week market style CSA (not pre-boxed!) that features our own produce, pick-your-own crops, pasture-raised soy-free eggs, and pasture-raised meat, as well as many locally-sourced add-on options, such as mushrooms, tree fruit, coffee, and cheese. We also grow produce for several local schools, farm markets, and farm-to-table restaurants.
In addition to growing nutrient-dense organic food for our community, we are working to enhance the long-term viability of this plot of land and the various ecosystems it supports via growing practices that bolster soil health and biodiversity.
Meet the Farmers
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Andrew Rodgers
Owner and Farm Manager
Andrew grew up in Newton, MA and studied English at UMass, Amherst. After working in market research, Andrew learned about how much positive impact sustainable farming can have on the environment and decided to shift his career path to farming in 1999. Prior to joining Clark Farm as Farm Manager in 2011, he spent over 13 years gaining farming and management experience at various farms in the New England region, including Stearns Farm, Meadow Brook Farm, and most recently, Green Meadows Farm. With his knowledge of farming and passion for organics, Andrew has given new life to Clark Farm in his tenure as manager and officially became the farm’s owner in May 2024.
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Mary Liz Veling
Assistant Farm Manager
Mary Liz moved to Massachusetts and joined the Clark Farm as the Assistant Manager in December 2016. After studying forestry in undergrad, she served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in northern Ghana where she quickly fell in love with the lifestyle that is farming. Before joining Clark Farm, Mary Liz apprenticed in Santa Cruz, California and worked on several CSA and market farms in Pennsylvania.
Her off-farm life consists of hiking and traveling as much as possible with her husband and two kids, Graham and Brooks. Originally from South Carolina, her long-term goal is to start her own small farm in the southeast.
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Amanda Leahy
CSA Manager
Amanda Leahy grew up in Lowell, MA and is a graduate of Lowell High School. She earned a B.A. in English from Boston College, an M.A.T. in Secondary Education from Brown University, and an M.F.A. from Vermont College of Fine Arts. Amanda taught English at Lowell High School for five years before making the jump to working in sustainable agriculture in 2017. She now manages Clark Farm’s CSA.
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Marjie Findlay & Geoff Freeman
Founders
Marjie Findlay and Geoff Freeman purchased Clark Farm in 2010 with the intention of keeping its land in agricultural production and restoring the farm as a place where people can connect with land, their food, and their farmers. Marjie has an interest in sustainable agriculture and farm-based education, and is committed to increasing access to healthy food. She can frequently be seen with the field crew or leading a hunt for tomato horn worms. Geoff is a retired architect of college and university libraries, and is now having a blast designing structures like mobile chicken coops, our timber-frame farm stand, and our many ongoing historic barn improvements. In 2024, after placing the farm in an APR conservation protection program through American Farm Land Trust, Marjie and Geoff transitioned ownership of the farm to Andrew. They continue to play an integral part in Clark Farm’s success.